“The Apple” by George Dunning

Tonight, a rarity: The Apple won a BAFTA (British equivalent of the Oscars) in 1963. It was directed by Yellow Submarine director George …

“The Return of Count Spirochete” (1973)

Just in time to cash in on the Twilight craze – (Not!) – someone posted on You Tube this anti-venereal disease educational film, produced …

Sunday Morning Cheesecake

That doll is HOT… and the girl is cute, too! (Thanks, Devlin Thompson via RetroZone)

French animated STD film from 1918

Your history lesson for today: Europa Film Archives is a gold mine – posting dozens of rare cinematic treasures from various European …

When ABC believed in Cartoons

Here’s a unique vintage promo for ABC’s Saturday morning programming that was aimed at adults. Shown in prime time during summer 1973, …

GM: “We All Fall Down”

I was prepared to see Spongebob, Snoopy and various animated stars in today’s telecast of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, but was stunned …

Silent Animation @ The Silent Movie Theatre!

It’s rare when they are showing cartoons at L.A.’s CineFamily/Silent Movie Theatre without me, but that’s what’s planned on Wednesday …

North Korean Anti-U.S. propaganda cartoon

Kids, learn your math and you too can defeat the imperialist United States of America! That seems to be the message behind this 1950s-era …

New Fleischer Studios website

The family of Max Fleischer has set up an attractive new website devoted to the characters and legacy of Fleischer Studios — or at least …

Alex Anderson 1920-2010

Alex Anderson, partner of Jay Ward and instrumental in the creation of Crusader Rabbit and the characters of Frostbite Falls, has passed …

Animation Ads

John McElwee’s movie blog is always a must-read if you are a lover of classic movies. He’s done several vital posts about classic …

Columbia Classics

Following in the footsteps of Warner Home Video and Universal Pictures, Sony has started a new Columbia Classics archive program, making …

Lost Disney “Laugh-O-Grams” at MoMA

I’m not sure even Disney knows about this… Thanks to animation historians David Gerstein and Cole Johnson, The Museum of Modern Art has …

Cafe 615… Home of “Da Wabbit!”

We usually don’t do resturant reviews… but when a roadhouse eatery has a sign like this we can’t help but check it out. Way down yonder …

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